Again and again, books have opened my eyes to the Dharma, shaken me
out of superficial views and commonplace understanding, and even led
me to good teachers. These experiences put the lie to the commonly
heard notion that reading and study are....
Everyone must address the existential questions. Who am I? Where am I going? What is all this? We all want a life of ease and freedom. Perhaps you will find inspiration in one of the books here.
Very Good. Green stapled wraps with black printing and illustration Kanzeon. 84 pages. Sticker pull to front cover. Backcover has previous owner's name and address and canceled stamps. This is a special issue of the journal containing a new edition of the booklet on meditation published by the Abbey in July 1974. Guides and pointers for meditation. Instructions for making a meditation cushion and a meditation bench.
Good. Good reading copy. Underlined passages on pages 35-40, otherwise clean and unmarked. Half of bottom edge of text block dampstained. Associated staining to pages is limited to small portion of lower text margins. Now, protected in archival sleeve.
NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE. Other than the library decorations clean and unmarked. In original library mylar covers. Tight binding. *** Pilgrims in Their Own Land is Martin E. Marty's vivid chronological account of the people and events that carved the spiritual landscape of America. It is in one sense a study of migration, with each wave of immigrants bringing a set of religious beliefs to a new world. The narrative unfolds through sharply detailed biographical vignettes-stories of religious ...
Description: Very Good. 1st DELL printing 1959 (35c) D313. Minor edgewear. Damp stain and related stain to upper corner text margins. Store stamp. Now, preserved in archival sleeve. read more
Edition: 2nd printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780374520014ISBN:0374520011
Description: Near Fine. Frontcover curls back slightly. *** Thomas Merton was recognized as one of those rare Western minds that are entirely at home with the Zen experience. In this collection, he discusses diverse religious concepts-early monasticism, Russian Orthodox spirituality, the Shakers, and Zen Buddhism-with characteristic Western directness. Merton not only studied these religions from the outside but grasped them by empathy and living participation from within. "All these studies, " wrote ... read more
Edition: Harvest/HBJ ed.
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Harcourt, New York
Date published: October, 1978
ISBN-13:9780156806794ISBN:0156806797
Description: Very Good. 1st ed-4th prnt Harvest/HBJ Book. White cover with blue and brown print (Contessa's photo). Clean and unmarked. Binding is tight. Creases along cover edges. Tanning in page margins. read more
Edition: Ex-Library First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grove Press, New York
Date published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780802110220ISBN:0802110223
Description: GOOD/GOOD. All the stamps, strips and tape you'd expect in an ex-library copy, but no pocket or tipped in return slip-bar code checkout. Otherwise clean and unmarked. *** A unique anthology which encompasses both the history of Zen and its current practice all over the world. It offers for the first time an overview of Zen Buddhism which brings together contemporary Zen masters and scholars who are among the most distinguished figures in the field. The wide ranging original contributions ... read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Shambhala
Date published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780877735694ISBN:0877735697
Description: NEW. The radical challenge of Zen Buddhism is to drop all assumptions and prejudices and experience the truth directly. American Zen teacher Dennis Genpo Merzel brings new life to this ancient wisdom through his commentaries on a classic Chinese Zen scripture, Verses on Faith-Mind (Hsin Hsin Ming), by the Third Patriarch of Zen, Sosan Zenji. The author strikes to the heart of Zen with clarity and force, expressing in modern terms, to an American audience, the essential wisdom and compassion of ... read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing, Boston
Date published: April 1, 1994
ISBN-13:9780804819886ISBN:0804819882
Description: Near Fine. Small corner crease. Text block edge is lightly soiled, otherwise clean and unmarked. Tight binding. The premise of The Tao of Zen is that Zen is really Taoism in the disguise of Buddhism--an assumption being made by more and more Zen scholars. This is the first book that links the long-noted philosophical similarities of Taoism and Zen. read more
Edition: Zen Buddhism--Essence, genius, nature
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Harper & Row, New York
Date published: 1970
Description: VERY GOOD/GOOD. First Edition-full number line on last page. Beige cloth boards with red spine title. Jacket has chips and sunned spine. Couple of closed tears have healed nicely in their fresh mylar Brodart cover. Small chips on top edge of half-title page. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Buddhist Text Translation Society
Date published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780917512995ISBN:0917512995
Description: As New. Apparently unread copy in perfect condition. *** The daily thoughts, reflections and experiences of two monks on a bowing pilgrimage. Three steps-one bow from Los Angeles to Ukiah. *** read more
Pilgrims in Their Own Land: 500 Years of Religion in America
